Daily Republican., 1887-09-23
FIFTH EDITION,
walker seass.osA ssr life.

Court iecouveped nt 10 o'clock this
With the Chi-f Justice ard
judge Houston, Grub and |
PHynter on the bench.
Immediately after the clerk had I'm. |
ished calling the names of the Jurors, |
Levi y. Bird, Esq., attorney Tor Patrick |
Fabey, irdioted for assault with intent
70 kill Jerome B. Bell Of the Sunday
Star, asked that the case thoUld 20 over
until the November term on the around
that three very material witnesses for
the defense rtsided In Penusy lvsnia,
and that they could not be present at
iDts term.
Attorney General Biggs said that
while he preferred to have Ail suoh
cases disposed OF without delay, he was
sstisfied under the circumstances 10 &C.
coed to Mr.. Birds rtq ues. and agree 10
Q Continuance.
Chief Justice Comegys said that as
Mr.. Bird claimed that the sbssnt Wit.
nesses were material for the defense,
the case would be continued until the
Eovem ber term
Tho bail wa then fxed st 81 600, and
Archibald Given entered Gu his boId.
l.. O. Vande srift, Esq., asked that
the trial Of Pt1oe Hsdley, charged
with assault and battery, be continued
until the November term. De said
that this woman has child ying IN
couvuls.ons and liable TO die ct any
moment, and that he had told ber to 90
home and attend to ". The case was
continued and the Witnesses discharged
from further attends ance 1t this term.
Attorney General Biess said that
Dennis Sharper, ons of the policy men,
was In court and dtsiJed TO plead guilty.
He stated that there were fve counts In
the indictm ent, the f,st OF which
CHARGED him with being concerned In
the policy business, on which he pleads
guilty.
III. @. Turner. K a., said that the
prisoner was neither . writer or hacker
of policy, Apd he therefore aeked that
the penalty should be made rs light ss
possible.
The chief justice then sentenced
Sharper 10 paw tn. costs OF proseou ion
and fine Of si0o, or IN default be im
prisoned three months.
Charles Blake, who plead guilty to
an Indictment charging him with bur.
slary and larceny, Was then told tc
stand up, and upon permiss Ion being
granted. addressed the court and eaid
that although be had plead guilty &c
) this indictment he had no kno ~lesg,
, OF having committed the act He hat
, bsen drinking heavy snd had no recoi
lection Of what occurred. He therefor,
= asked the court to be merciful, promis
+, log that as soon rs be had compile.
q with the sentence hs would leave tn
= State forever. The court sentenced hin
|, TO pay the costs OF prosecution, fire o
4 SU0, on Saturday next s,nud one hou
In the piilory, be whipped with
lsshei and Imprisoned one year.
, jackson Walker, convicted Of murde G
u In the second degree, WAS sentenced {
pay the COST, q fine OF $1,000, and
~ imprisoned for HE.
The prisoner took bis sentence In tn
1. coolest manner possible, and rs th
A Chief Justice consisned him to n liviu
r too1b, nodded his head ss though we
# satisfied.
>, L. q. vAndpgrift, Esq A,ed an oh
lection to an sfidAvit o. P. Rule & Co
% against Baird Il Mitchell.
>. He also called attention 10 the osse {
- Montgomery Ball, aud asked that th
ii return OF summons against Ball
a action en- two. promissory notes /
IL changed TO non eat inventus, in ords
tha. the case can go over until the NJ
vember term.
He said that his object in maxim
" this req1est WAS, rs the husband hi
sr left town, TO give the wife time to sett
ee up her business ard raise money
In settle these obligations, He said th,
ri IL Ia not known whether Ball 10 liviI
I'd or dead, and therefore she cannot see
o relief through the Orphans Court,
q. Court In Chapcery. Ball has lie
a. property enough TO pay all his debt
., and all that was asked WAS time
Id realize on It.
I'd james Walker, E;q., on behalf OF Il
r creditors, said that they had 70 inte
n tiop OF pressing this matter, but Il
y. court decid ed that Mr.. VAudegrift's
u ques. could not be granted,
N. Austin Harrington, Esq attorn'
.e for Andrew 6imms, the young color
ID. man who worked the 3 cent-piece gan
It, In this city few months ago, entered
q plea of guilty on one count In the 1
he dictment, charging him with obtaiuiI
10 money under false pretense, and sa
80 that as 1t was his fret offanse he hop
,rs the court would be mercifu!, and qua
he anteed that the boy would be sent ba
ne to Virginia.
BIS The Court sentenced him to pay q
nd OF 81 and coats aud bs Imprisoned o
II month.
'al William II. johnson. George Fish'
Ial Perry Tilghmar, BENJAMIN Law
ITO flannel File and William Cavend'
nd indicted for being concerned In t
Ap- policy business, plead guilty, and We
teuLenced TO pay fine of 500 each,
be Imprisoned three months.
ao, The Attorney General stated that
had nineteen more CAGES against WRIT
:, aud hackers OF policy, but rs all Of th'
sis' had been sentenced In ut least one ca
he had decided with the permission
are the court to retire these Cases, with
understanding that they will be tax
er, up If the defendants engage In the bu
Mt, ness again.
Theodore Francis, who was also
=, dicted tor being concerned in gamblii
g., did not put in an appearance, ant
capias Was issued for him reIurnabl6
November.
Rie William Hood was Rrraigned q
Z q plead not guilty to an Indictment cha
ou ing him with assault with intent
kill.
en Harry Sharper, colored, plead gui
log 20 charge Of burglary and larceny
ina breaking into Harry 7. PaTker's ft
end stealing thirty.six harness rim
sit H9 was &c aterced to lay the costa
re, prosecution, Are of Sl00, S.1O3 resti
his tion money. on Saturday, the 24th I'M
stand one hour in the pillory, be wb
,oL ped with twenty lStbes and To imp
80 Oned six months.
ra' Frederick Allen, colored, Of 1
81 Lion Hundred, plead not guilty to
w. indictment Of ssss ult with iutsnt
Kill, and Liiburpe Chandler, Esq, '
lfs. assigned TO defend him.
ron John Stidbam and Albert Tai
Of n,esS not oniitp to n charoe ~ the
L canv nr a basbo, of sw,er potst
est, yoI1e5 NJ az cents.
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